One of my dearest friends is a man named Cecil Murphey. He has authored hundreds of Christian books, but until recently, was not really well known, because he has been a ghostwriter. I don't know if anyone is more talented than Cec at telling someone else's story. He has helped some of the world's biggest celebrities write their autobiographies. One of those great stories is that of Dr. Ben Carson, chief of pediatric neurosurgery at John's Hopkins University.
Dr. Carson is one of the world's most celebrated doctors. He has been awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom and has received numerous other awards. He has succesfully separated twins conjoined at the head--a very risky and complicated procedure.
Dr. Carson and my friend Cecil Murphey wrote his story a number of years ago in a bestselling book titled, Gifted Hands. I have to admit that I've never read that book. Shame...

I can't believe how much I love preaching. I alwasy knew I wanted to be a pastor and I always enjoyed the few times I had to preach, but the opportunity and privelege it is to stand in front of God's people and preach God's Word--there is an unexplainable exhiliration and rush. Now I know why my retired pastor friends will do anything to get back into the pulpit. I understand now.
That being said, preaching is really a lot of work. I didn't understand this until I became a preacher. I feel bad now, having grown up under tremendously great preaching my entire life and not really appreciating the hard work my pastor put in week in and week out.
Preparing the message each week is a demanding excercise. Its like a holy sweat, if you will. Especially if you preach expository--which is it to say--you preach thru a...

Today the world is celebrating two giants of history: Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln. There have been many great commentaries on both men.
I'll start with Darwin. If you want a convenient excuse to ignore the truth claims of Jesus and render the Bible as nothing more significant and factual than The Canterbury Tales, then today you're toasting Darwin. His legacy is that he has convinced millions down thru history to reject Genesis 1:1 and reject the authority of the Bible. But here is the rub. If God is wrong, then no big deal. Christians are as doomed and hopeless as everyone else. But if Darwin is wrong, then those who followed his thinking to the grave are headed for a fateful Judgment Day.
As for me, I reject Darwin. Genesis 1:1 is good enough for me. If the Bible says it, I believe. I believe God is the creator of...

Somehow I got suckered into viewing a small video clip of &quot;The View,&quot; that famous forum for conversations centered around Biblical truth. I'm kidding. These women were discussing religion. Apparently the Vatican has released a list of new sins. Whoopi Goldberg started out by saying, &quot;How can the Vatican decided what is a sin? How can there be new sins?&quot; I agree. Sins are defined by what God has said and spoken on in His Word--the Bible whose truth has stood the test of time.
But, then Whoopi really went off the reservation. She said this (and I'm really paraphrasing here), &quot;Okay, I think intolerance is a sin.&quot; Then she continued, &quot;If you know the Bible, Jesus said, 'Here is what I think, but if you don't agree, that's cool with me.&quot; And then the real kicker, &quot;Any religion that says, 'this is the only way is sinful.'&quot;
This is where&nbsp;I...